Mississippi § 43-9-7 - Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 43-9-7 — Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-9-7. Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged.
Assistance shall be given under this chapter to any person who: Has attained the age of sixty-five (65) years; Has resided in the state for one (1) year immediately preceding his application and such residence shall not have been established solely or in part for the purpose of enabling the applicant to come within the provisions of this chapter; Resides in the county in which application is made; Has not sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; Is not an inmate of or being maintained by any county, municipal, state, or national institution at the time of receiving assistance except as a patient in a public medical institution, or is not a patient in any institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases, or is not a patient in any medical institution as a result of having been diagnosed as having tuberculosis or psychosis; in the event the federal Social Security Act or other appropriate federal statutes are so amended as to permit funds appropriated by congress to be used for assistance to aged persons who are inmates of public institutions, then being an inmate of any such institution shall not disqualify any such person for assistance. An inmate of a public institution may, however, make application for such assistance but the assistance if granted shall not begin until after he ceases to be an inmate; Has not made an assignment or transfer of property so as to render himself eligible for assistance under this chapter at any time within two (2) years immediately prior to the filing of an application for assistance pursuant to the provisions hereof.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 43-9-7 cover?
Section 43-9-7 ("Eligibility for assistance to the needy aged.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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